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At long last, I have this beauty in my possession! A year ago last summer, I contacted Ed Bond at Halcyon and we got started on the process of making this guitar a reality for me. I wanted a small-body with a full sound and this delivers that in spades. The walnut back and sides are supposed to be somewhere in the middle between rosewood and mahogany for tonal characteristics. I don't know how to tell, as I've never played one of these guitars with either of those tone woods, but this one sounds fantastic
It has a ton of warm bass for a "small body" guitar, but a balanced sound that I am really beginning to enjoy. It came with D'Addario EXP Phosphor Bronze strings, which sounded good, but I have now put on a set of Martin SP 80/20s, which have taken away some of the warmth, but given it a bit more punch. I'm not sure where I'll settle for strings as things develop, but both sound good in their own way. I tend to like 80/20s, but we'll see.
The little details like the headstock inlay, fretboard markers, rosette and the little line of light coloured wood in the binding are all flawless and it is really beautiful. I made the pickguard myself from a sheet of Tortoloid I got at StewMac and it turned out pretty well, although if you look really closely, you can tell it was done by an amateur (ie. completely unlike the rest of the guitar
). Anyway, I love it, it sounds great and I anticipate many years of enjoyment out of this beauty.
The little details like the headstock inlay, fretboard markers, rosette and the little line of light coloured wood in the binding are all flawless and it is really beautiful. I made the pickguard myself from a sheet of Tortoloid I got at StewMac and it turned out pretty well, although if you look really closely, you can tell it was done by an amateur (ie. completely unlike the rest of the guitar




